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US-10768717

Method for operating handheld device, handheld device and computer-readable recording medium thereof

PublishedSeptember 8, 2020
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Technical Abstract

A method for operating a handheld device, a handheld device, and a computer-readable recording medium thereof are provided. The handheld device at least includes, but not limited to, a body, one or more sensors, a display, and a processor. The one or more sensors are disposed on at least one side of the body, respectively. The processor is coupled to the one or more sensors and the display and configured to receive an operation through the one or more sensors, determine a position of the operation on at least one side of the body according to sensing data generated by the sensors, and display a user interface corresponding to the position by the display. Accordingly, a convenient function for one hand operation is provided.

Patent Claims
18 claims

Legal claims defining the scope of protection, as filed with the USPTO.

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1. A handheld device, comprising: a body; one or more sensors, disposed on at least one side of the body; a display; and a processor, coupled to the sensors and the display, and configured for: receiving an operation through the sensors; determining a position of the operation on the at least one side of the body according to sensing data generated by the sensors; and displaying a user interface corresponding to the position by the display, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of icons and the operation comprises a tap operation, and the processor is configured for: selecting an icon from the icons in response to a touch input being released corresponding to the icon; and performing a function corresponding to the selected icon.

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2. The handheld device according to claim 1 , wherein the sensors are disposed on a first side and a second side of the at least one side, the first side is opposite to the second side, and the processor is configured for: determining the operation performs on the first side or the second side according to the sensing data generated by the sensors; and displaying the user interface adjacent to the first side by the display in response to a determination that the operation performs on the first side, or displaying the user interface adjacent to the second side by the display in response to a determination that the operation performs on the second side.

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3. The handheld device according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured for: determining whether the operation comprises a double tap operation comprising a first tap and a second tap according to contact times and a positioning information of the first tap and the second tap on the first side or the second side detected by the sensors.

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4. The handheld device according to claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured for: determining the operation comprises the first tap in response to the contact time of the first tap being within a time range and a position difference of between a down event and an up event of the first tap on the first side or the second side being less than a distance threshold; and determining the operation comprises the second tap in response to the contact time of the second tap being within the time range, the position difference between a down event and an up event of the second tap on the first side or the second side being less than the distance threshold and a time difference between the contact times of the second tap and the first tap being less than a time threshold.

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5. The handheld device according to claim 3 , wherein the processor is configured for: determining the operation comprises the first tap in response to the contact time of the first tap being within a time range and a position difference between a down event and an up event of the first tap being less than a distance threshold; and determining the operation comprises the second tap in response to the contact time of the second tap is larger than a threshold.

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6. The handheld device according to claim 1 , wherein the operation further comprises a sliding operation, and the processor is configured for: determining whether the operation comprises a sliding operation according to a contact time and a position information of touch input of the operation.

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7. The handheld device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured for: determining the position of the operation according to a last tap position of the tap operation.

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8. The handheld device according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured for: highlighting one of the icons corresponding to a last tap position of the tap operation; and highlighting another one of the icons in response to the last tap position moving to the another one of the icons.

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9. A method for operating a handheld device, wherein the handheld device comprises a body, one or more sensors disposed on at least one side of the body, and a display, and the method comprises: receiving an operation through the sensors; determining a position of the operation on the at least one side of the body according to sensing data generated by the sensors; and displaying a user interface corresponding to the position by the display, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of icons and the operation comprises a tap operation, and after the step of displaying the user interface corresponding to the position, the method further comprises: selecting an icon from the icons in response to a touch input being released corresponding to the icon; and performing a function corresponding to the selected icon.

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10. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the sensors are disposed on a first side and a second side of the at least one side, the first side is opposite to the second side, and the step of determining the position of the operation on the at least one side of the body comprises: determining the operation performs on the first side or the second side according to the sensing data generated by the sensors; and the step of displaying the user interface corresponding to the position by the display comprises: displaying the user interface adjacent to the first side by the display in response to a determination that the operation performs on the first side, or displaying the user interface adjacent to the second side by the display in response to a determination that the operation performs on the second side.

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11. The method according to claim 10 , further comprising: determining whether the operation is comprises double tap operation comprising a first tap and a second tap according to contact times and a position information of the second tap and the first tap on the first side or the second side detected by the sensors.

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12. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the step of determining whether the operation comprises the double tap operation comprises: determining the operation comprises the first tap in response to the contact time of the first tap being within a time range and a position difference between a down event and an up event of the first tap on the first side or the second side being less than a distance threshold; and determining the operation comprises the second tap in response to the contact time of the second tap being within the time range, the position difference between a down event and an up event of the second tap on the first side or the second side being less than the distance threshold and a time difference between the contact times of the second tap and the first tap being less than a time threshold.

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13. The method according to claim 11 , wherein the step of determining whether the operation comprises the double tap operation further comprises: determining the operation comprises the first tap in response to the contact time of the first tap being within a time range and a position difference between a down event and an up event of the first tap being less than a distance threshold; and determining the operation comprises the second tap in response to the contact time of the second tap is larger than a threshold.

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14. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising: determining whether the operation further comprises a sliding operation according to a contact time and a position information of the operation.

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15. The method according to claim 9 , wherein the step of determining the position of the operation on the at least one side of the body comprises: determining the position of the operation according to a last tap position of the tap operation.

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16. The method according to claim 9 , wherein after the step of displaying the user interface corresponding to the position, the method further comprises: highlighting one of the icons corresponding to a last tap position of the tap operation; and highlighting another one of the icons in response to the last tap position moving to the another one of the icons.

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17. The method according to claim 9 , further comprising: displaying the user interface on the display of the handheld device in a full screen mode; and scaling the user interface in a one-handed mode in response to receiving the operation through the sensors.

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18. A non-transitory computer readable recording medium, recording computer program to be loaded by the processor of the handheld device of claim 1 having one or more sensors disposed on at least one side thereof to execute steps of: receiving an operation through the sensors; determining a position of the operation on at least one side of the handheld device according to sensing data generated by the sensors; and displaying a user interface corresponding to the position, wherein the user interface comprises a plurality of icons and the operation comprises a tap operation, and after the step of displaying the user interface corresponding to the position, the recording computer program is loaded by the processor to execute steps of: selecting an icon from the icons in response to a touch input being released corresponding to the icon; and performing a function corresponding to the selected icon.

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Filing Date

November 26, 2018

Publication Date

September 8, 2020

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